Domain

Level

Comparative Responsibilities

Monitoring & Control

Project

Monitor and control the work of producing the products the project was undertaken to deliver.

Program

Monitor the progress of program components to ensure overall goals; schedules; budget; benefits; of the programs are all contained. Provide governance to projects in the programs.

Portfolio

Monitor aggregate benefit realization performance; and cost-to-value indicators. Provide governance to program management.

Change Management

Project

Changes are to be avoided or minimized if possible; processes in place to keep changes managed, and controlled.
Note: "Change Management" is the business of administering changes to scope, time, cost, etc. This is not to be confused with "Management of Change" meaning, for example, organizational change as a project.

Program

Expected from inside and outside the program; generally seen as opportunities.

Portfolio

Changes in the broader external environment continually assessed. Overall portfolio managed accordingly.

Success

Project

Measured by process compliance and product quality; timeliness; adherence to budget; customer satisfaction with product.

Program

Measured by the degree to which the products of the projects in the program create value, and/or deliver benefits from the capability created, and for clients served.

Portfolio

Measured in terms of aggregate performance of business divisions and departments, and/or satisfies corporate vision and strategies, and/or lays the groundwork for future development.